North Pass Gate Tower
North Pass Gate Tower is a city gate in Beijing, North China. North Pass Gate Tower is situated nearby to the historic building 神机库, as well as near the castle 北关瓮城.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cloud Platform and Juyongguan.
Cloud Platform
City gate
Photo: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cloud Platform at Juyongguan is a mid-14th-century architectural feature situated in the Guangou Valley at the Juyongguan Pass of the Great Wall of China, in the Changping District of Beijing Municipality, about 60 kilometres northwest of central Beijing. Cloud Platform is situated 430 metres southeast of North Pass Gate Tower.
Juyongguan
Railway station
Photo: Yaohua2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Juyongguan railway station is a railway station in Beijing, near the Juyongguan section of Great Wall. The station was built in 1910 to increase the transportation capacity of the Nankou-Kangzhuang railway section. Juyongguan is situated 1 km northwest of North Pass Gate Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badaling and Nankou.
Badaling
Locality
Photo: DF08, Public domain.
Badaling is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometers northwest of Beijing's city center, in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing municipality. Badaling is situated 8 km northwest of North Pass Gate Tower.
Nankou
Town
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nankou Town is a town situated on the northwestern corner of Changping District, Beijing, China. Bounded by part of Taihang Mountain Range in its north and west, Nankou borders Badaling and Jingzhuang Towns in its north, Chengnan Subdistrict and Shisanling Town in its east, Machikou and Liucun Towns in its south, and Ruiyunguan Township in its west. Nankou is situated 10 km southeast of North Pass Gate Tower.
North Pass Gate Tower
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.29227° or 40° 17′ 32″ northLongitude
116.06554° or 116° 3′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8PGR73R8+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1240242593OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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